LADLANA/101/0//2022

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2022

Teaching Languages
LADLANA

Year module

Department of Language Education, Arts and

Culture

This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.

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1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ........................................................................................... 5
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 5
4.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 5
4.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 6
5 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 6
5.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 7
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 7
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 8
6.1 First-Year Experience Programme @ Unisa ................................................................................. 8
7 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................... 9
8 PRACTICAL WORK ..................................................................................................................... 9
9 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 10
9.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 10
9.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 10
9.3 Assignment due dates ................................................................................................................ 10
9.4 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 11
9.5 The assignment .......................................................................................................................... 11
9.6 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 11
9.7 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 11
10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 11
11 SOURCES CONSULTED ........................................................................................................... 13
12 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 13
13 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 13

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Dear Student

The mode of delivery for this module is blended. This means that all material and activities are
uploaded on the module site for online teaching experiences, but you may receive printed material
where applicable. Unisa is an Open Distance and e-learning institution and you are expected to
have internet access in order to participate in the online activities.”

1 INTRODUCTION
We are pleased to welcome you to this module and hope that you will find it interesting and
rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on
your way to success if you start studying early in the year and resolve to do the assignments to
the best of your ability.

The information in this tutorial letter is important. Keep it in a file or a safe place because you will
need to refer to it often during the year. Read through it carefully before starting any work for this
module to get an overview of what is required of you. Underline all the dates we give you in this
tutorial letter and enter them on your year planner, where you can see them at a glance. Keep it
at hand when working through the study material, preparing the assignment(s) and for the
examination, and addressing questions to your lecturers.

You will receive several tutorial letters during the year. A tutorial letter is our way of
communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. This tutorial letter contains
important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module.

In this LADLANA Tutorial Letter 101, you will find the assignments and assessment criteria,
as well as instructions on preparing and submitting the assignments. It also provides all
the information you need about the prescribed study material and other resources, and how to
obtain them.

We have also included certain general and administrative information about this module. Please
study this section of the tutorial letter carefully. Right from the start, we would like to point out
that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive during the year immediately and
carefully since they always contain important information.

We hope that you enjoy this module and wish you all the best.

Your lecturers
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2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose

The purpose of this module is to train you to become a competent language teacher in the senior
phase (learners in Grades 7 to 9). The outcomes of this module are aimed at equipping you with
the knowledge, skills, and attitudes you need to present a home language or a first or second
additional language in the senior phase (Grades 7 to 9) according to a text-based, integrated, and
communicative approach. At the end of the year, you should be able to plan, present and assess
teaching and learning activities for listening, reading, speaking and writing, and for language
structures and conventions. To be able to do this, you need to have a thorough knowledge and
understanding of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for the senior phase.

2.2 Outcomes

To meet the outcomes for language teaching in the senior phase (LADLANA), you need to show
that you can do the following:

• understand additional language acquisition

• answer questions on home and additional language teaching methods
• interpret the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for the senior
phase (Grades 7 to 9)
• apply the communicative approach when teaching a home or additional language in
Grades 7 to 9
• follow a text-based approach when teaching a language to learners in Grades 7 to 9
• plan, design and teach listening and speaking lessons to Grade 7 to 9 learners in
their home and additional languages
• plan, design and teach reading and viewing lessons to Grade 7 to 9 learners in their
home and additional languages
• plan, design and present writing lessons to Grade 7 to 9 learners in their home and
additional languages
• plan, design and present language structure and conventions lessons to Grade 7 to
9 learners in their home and additional languages
• teach language skills in an integrated manner
• explain assessment guidelines for languages and apply rubrics when assessing
written work
• compile tests and examination papers for Grade 7 to 9 learners in their home and
additional languages
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• assess Grade 7 to 9 learners’ work by making use of a variety of assessment methods

and assessment rubrics

In your assignments and the examination, you must show that you have mastered the
outcomes mentioned above for language teaching in the senior phase.

3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In response
to this charter, we have placed curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda.
Curriculum transformation includes the following pillars: student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical
renewal of teaching and assessment practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion
of African epistemologies and philosophies. These pillars and their principles will be integrated at both
programme and module levels as a phased-in approach. You will notice a marked change in the teaching
and learning strategy implemented by Unisa, together with how the content is conceptualised in your
modules. We encourage you to embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa in a responsive way
within the framework of transformation.

4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

4.1 Lecturer(s)

I am the primary lecturer responsible for this module, and my name is Mr E Chauke.
Address:
Department of Language Education, Arts and Culture
AJH van der Walt Building, Room 6-116
University of South Africa
PO Box 392
Unisa
0003
E-mail address: Chauke@unisa.ac.za
Telephone number: 012 429 4067
4.2 Department

Here are the contact details for the administrative officers in the Department of Language Education, Arts
and Culture:

Name Tel number E-mail address

Ms Zandile Majeke +27 12 429 4146 majekz@unisa.ac.za
Mr Joel Maphosa +27 12 429 3783 maphojm@unisa.ac.za

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4.3 University

You must address all queries related to the administration of your registration to:

The Registrar
University of South Africa
PO Box 392
Unisa
0003

Physical address:

University of South Africa

Preller Street
Muckleneuk Ridge
Pretoria

Fax number (RSA): 012 429 4150

Fax number (international): +27 12 429 4150
Online information: https://my.unisa.ac.za
E-mail: study-info@unisa.ac.za
Unisa website: https://unisa.ac.za

If you have administrative queries regarding your assignments, for example, if you want to know
whether your assignment has reached the University, you can e-mail your query to the address
below (always remember to include your student number and the code of the relevant
module that you are querying about in your e-mail).

E-mail address for assignment queries: assign@unisa.ac.za

Remember to use your student number when contacting the University.

For general Unisa contact details, please consult the Study @ Unisa brochure that you received
with your study material, also available on myUnisa: www.unisa.ac.za/brochures/studies.

5 RESOURCES
5.1 Prescribed book(s)

There is no prescribed book for this module.

You will receive the following material from the University for this module:

• Tutorial Letter 101 for LADLANA

• Tutorial Letter 501 for LADLANA

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Some of this study material may not have been available when you registered. The study material
that was unavailable when you registered will be sent to you as soon as possible. It is also
available on myUnisa.

5.2 Recommended book(s)

Van der Walt, C. & Evans, R. 2009. Learn 2 teach – English language teaching in a multilingual
context. Pretoria: Van Schaik.

[Please enter authors and book titles only. No book numbers please, as this system is no longer
used by the Library.]

Recommended books can be requested online via the Library catalogue

[Please enter authors and book titles only. No book numbers please, as this system is no longer
used by the Library.]

Recommended books can be requested online, via the Library catalogue.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.oasis.unisa.ac.za/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cms&AN=143340056&site
=ehost-live&scope=site

E-reserves can be downloaded from the Library catalogue. More information is available at:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request

5.4 Library services and resources information

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources:

• For brief information, go to https://www.unisa.ac.za/library/libatglance

• For more detailed Library information, go to
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library
• For research support and services (eg Personal Librarians and literature search
services), go to http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-
services/Research-support

The Library has created numerous Library guides: http://libguides.unisa.ac.za

Recommended guides:

• Request and find library material/download recommended material:

http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request
• Postgraduate information services: http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/postgrad
• Finding and using library resources and tools:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/Research_skills
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 • Frequently asked questions about the library:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask
• Services to students living with disabilities:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/disability

Important contact information:

• Ask a Librarian: https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask
• Technical problems accessing library online services: Lib-help@unisa.ac.za
• General library related queries: Library-enquiries@unisa.ac.za
• For queries related to library fines and payments: Library-fines@unisa.ac.za

6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

The Study @ Unisa website is available on myUnisa: www.unisa.ac.za/brochures/studies

The website has all the tips and information you need to succeed at Unisa.

6.1 First-Year Experience Programme @ Unisa

For many students, the transition from school education to tertiary education is beset with anxiety.
This is also true for first-time students to Unisa. Unisa is a dedicated open distance and e-learning
institution. Unlike face-to-face/contact institutions, Unisa is somewhat different. It is a mega
university, and all our programmes are offered through a blended learning mode or fully online
learning mode. It is for this reason that we thought it necessary to offer first-time students
additional/extended support so that you can seamlessly navigate the Unisa teaching and learning
journey with little difficulty and few barriers. In this regard we offer a specialised student support
programme to students entering Unisa for the first time. We refer to this programme as Unisa’s
First-Year Experience (FYE) Programme. The FYE is designed to provide you with prompt and
helpful information about services that the institution offers and how you can access information.
The following FYE programmes are currently offered:

• FYE website: All the guides and resources you need to navigate through your first year at
Unisa can be accessed using the following link: www.unisa.ac.za/FYE

• FYE e-mails: You will receive regular e-mails to help you stay focused and motivated.

• FYE broadcasts: You will receive e-mails with links to broadcasts on various topics related to
your first-year studies (eg videos on how to submit assignments online).

• FYE mailbox: For assistance with queries related to your first year of study, send an e-mail to
fye@unisa.ac.za

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7 STUDY PLAN
For this module, LADLANA, it is essential to familiarise yourself with the Curriculum and
Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) before starting your studies.

We suggest that you make a note of the closing dates for all the assignments you must submit
this year and compile a study plan for each module according to the due dates. You can use the
following as a guideline when planning for LADLANA.

Period Activity
March 2022 Familiarise yourself with the study material by scanning the study
guide and obtaining and studying the Curriculum and Assessment
Policy Statements for home, first or second additional languages in
the senior phase.
Introduce yourself to me and your fellow students on the myUnisa
Discussion Forum.
April 2022 Start working on Assignment 01 (see addendum). Complete and
submit Assignment 01 on or before 29 April 2022. (No extension
will be given for this assignment.)
May 2022 Study the prescribed reading material for Assignment 02 (see
addendum).
Try to participate in the Discussion Forum on myUnisa at least
once this month.
June 2022 Complete and submit Assignment 02 on or before 30 June 2022.
Try to participate in the Discussion Forum on myUnisa at least
once this month.
July 2022 Try to participate in the Discussion Forum on myUnisa at least
once this month.
August 2022 Start preparing for the examination.
Discuss all your queries with me and your fellow students on
myUnisa.
September to Prepare for and write the examination.
November 2022 Participate in the discussion of the examination paper on myUnisa.

8 PRACTICAL WORK
VERY IMPORTANT: All students registered for the module Teaching Languages
(LADLANA) should also be registered for the practical teaching modules. The relevant
module codes are:

PTEAC2Y (for all PGCE students)

TPR200F (for all BEd students)

During the five weeks of practical teaching (25 school days), all BEd (senior phase and
FET) and PGCE students who have registered for Learning Area Didactics: Language
Teaching are expected to prepare and present at least five language lessons for Grades

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(Note that practical teaching should be ten weeks in total.)

Please consult the relevant tutorial letters for the practical teaching to familiarise yourself with the
practical teaching requirements

9 ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria

Each assignment has its own assessment criteria. The assessment criteria are clearly stated at
the beginning of each assignment. Please read and understand each assignment’s assessment
criteria before starting with the assignment.

9.2 Assessment plan

• To complete this module, you will be required to submit two (2) assignments.

• All information on when and where to submit your assignments will be made available to you
via the myUnisa site for your module.

• Due dates for assignments, as well as the actual assignments are available on the myUnisa
site for this module.

• To gain admission to the examination, you will be required to submit both assignments.

• Your assignments will comprise of essay types questions.

• You need to obtain a year mark average of 20% for the assignment/s to gain admission to the
examination.

• The assignment weighting for the module is 10%.

• The examination will be out-of-timetable examination such as a project or portfolio

• The examination will count 80% towards the final module mark.

9.3 Assignment due dates

• There are no assignment due dates included in this tutorial letter.

• Assignment due dates will be made available to you on the landing page of myUnisa for this
module. We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon registration.

• Please start working on your assignments as soon as you register for the module.

• Log on to the myUnisa site for this module to obtain more information on the due dates for the
submission of the assignments.

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9.4 Submission of assignments

• Modules offered by Unisa are either blended (meaning that we use a combination of printed
and online material to engage with you) or online (all information is available via the internet).
In all cases of online engagement, we use myUnisa as our virtual campus.

• From 2022, the myUnisa virtual campus will be offered via a new learning management
system. This is an online system that is used to administer, document and deliver educational
material to you and support engagement with you.

• Look out for information from your lecturer as well as other Unisa platforms to determine how
to access the virtual myUnisa module site.

• Information on the tools that will be available to engage with the lecturer and fellow students
to support your learning will also be communicated via various platforms.

• The University undertakes to communicate as clearly and as frequently as is necessary to

ensure optimum advantage in the use of the new learning management system.

• Additional information on the use of the myUnisa site for the module, as well as features to
engage and communicate with your lecturer and other students will also be made available
via the online site for the module.

• Therefore, log on to the myUnisa site for your module to gain more information on where to
complete and/or upload your assignments and how to communicate with your lecturer.

9.5 The assignment

As indicated in section 9.2, you need to complete two assignments for this module. Details on the
assignments such as the actual assignments and due dates will be made available to you on the
module site on myUnisa.
9.6 Other assessment methods

There are no other assessment methods for this module.

9.7 The examination

Examination information and details on the format of the examination will be made available to
you online via the myUnisa site. Look out for information that will be shared with you by your
lecturer and e-tutors (where relevant) and for communication from the University.

10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
10.1 Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of taking the words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting them as
your own. It is a form of theft which involves several dishonest academic activities, such as the
following:

• Cutting and pasting from any source without acknowledging the source.
• Not including or using incorrect references.
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 • Paraphrasing without acknowledging the original source of the information.
10.3 Cheating
Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Completing assessments on behalf of another student, copying from another student

during an assessment or allowing a student to copy from you.
• Using social media (eg WhatsApp, Telegram) or other platforms to disseminate
assessment information.
Submitting corrupt or irrelevant files.
• Buying completed answers from “tutors” or internet sites (contract cheating).

10.3 More information about plagiarism can be downloaded on the link below
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-values-and-rules

11 STUDENT WITH DISABILITY

The Advocacy and Resource Centre for Student with Disability ARCSWiD) provides an
opportunity for staff to interact with new and returning students with disabilities.
If you are a student with a disability and would like additional support or need additional time for
assessments, you are invited to contact me (Mr E Chauke.
E-mail address: Chauke@unisa.ac.za ) so that you can be assisted.

12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Study @ Unisa brochure contains an A–Z guide of the most relevant study information and
frequently asked questions.
Note the following frequently asked questions related to this module (LADLANA):

Question: May I request an extension of time for submitting my assignment?

Answer: If circumstances beyond your control are going to cause you to submit one of the
essay-type assignments late, you must ask permission to do so before the due date. It will
not be possible to give more than one week’s extension of time.

Question: I cannot get hold of the official documentation published by the Department of
Education. What can I do?

Answer: All documentation is available on myUnisa under Resources.

Question: I do not have internet access. What can I do?

Answer: You can access the internet at all the regional offices of Unisa.

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13 SOURCES CONSULTED
None

14 IN CLOSING
I trust that this information will help you with all your queries. Welcome again, and I wish you
success with your studies.

15 ADDENDUM
• Assignment 01
• Assignment 02

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Assignment 01
Use your own discretion about the length of your answers. On average, Assignment 01 should
not be longer than eight to ten written pages.

ASSIGNMENT 01 (100 marks)

Due date: Consult myUnisa for the assignment due date
This assignment is compulsory

Purpose of and assessment criteria for Assignment 01

Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to assess your ability to discuss the teaching of reading
to learners in the senior phase. The examination paper usually contains theoretical and
application-type questions. Most of the questions set in this assignment are the type of
theoretical and application questions you can expect to find in the examination.

Assessment criteria
The following assessment criteria will be used to assess your assignment:

• An explanation of how listening will be taught during the three phases of

listening
• The teaching activities that are designed to develop learners’ listening skills
are discussed
• The text/poem is suitable for Grade 9 learners
• The approaches to teaching reading to senior phase learners are discussed

Question 1 is compulsory. Choose either question 2 or question 3.

Question 1 (compulsory)
1.1 Name and describe four types of listening that can be used to teach listening in the senior
phase. (8)

Choose an appropriate short story (in the language you intend to teach) suitable for Grade 9
learners with which you intend to teach listening and paste it into your assignment. Answer
this question in the South African official language you intend to teach.
1.2 By referring to the short story, explain what tasks you will set for learners for each of the
following three phases of the teaching of listening:
1.2.2 Pre-listening (10)
1.2.2 During listening (16)
1.2.3 Post-listening (10)

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1.3 Explain how you would integrate the above short story with the teaching of speaking. (6)
[50]

Question 2

2.1 Discuss five requirements that the teacher should consider when selecting a reading text
for Grade 7–9 learners. (20)
2.2 Discuss the following three approaches that you would use to teach reading to senior
phase learners:
• The psycholinguistic approach (10)

• The functional communicative approach (10)

• The broad communicative approach (10)

[50]

Question 3

Choose any poem in the language you intend to teach that is suitable for Grade 9 learners and
paste it into your assignment.

3.1 Set a test on the poem that counts 35 marks, as you would for a real test, including
information such as the date, time, mark allocation and instructions to learners.
3.2 The questions must be on different levels of thinking.
3.3 The mark allocation for each question must be indicated.
3.4 Provide a memorandum to enable us to see the connection between your mark allocation
and the answers you expected learners to provide in your answer sheet.

[50]

TOTAL: [100]

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Assignment 02

ASSIGNMENT 02 (100 marks)

Due date: Consult myUnisa for the assignment due date
Unique number:

The purpose of and assessment criteria for Assignment 02

Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to draw your attention to important areas of the study
guide. The examination paper usually contains theoretical and application-type
questions. Most of the questions set in this assignment are the type of theoretical and
application questions you can expect to find in the examination.

Assessment criteria
The following assessment criteria will be used to assess your assignment:

• The integrated approach to language teaching is discussed

• The characteristics of the communicative approach to language teaching are
clearly described
• Practical examples of applying the communicative approach in a language
classroom are discussed
• The integrated approach to language teaching is described
• The writing process is discussed

Question 1

You would like to teach Grade 9 learners to write a letter to the press. Explain, in detail, how you
will take the learners through the writing process to teach them to write a good letter to the press.

[50]

To answer this question, you must do the following:

• Refer to each phase (stage or step) in the process approach to writing.

• Explain how you will take the Grade 9 learners through each of the phases, stages or steps
of the writing process when teaching them to write a good letter to the press.

Note: You will not be awarded any marks for a general discussion on the process approach to
writing. You must refer to letter writing to the press throughout your discussion.

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Question 2

Discuss the following approaches to teaching a language as set out in the Curriculum and
Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Grades 7 to 9 (home language or additional
language) and in your study guide. You must also refer to your own teaching experience by
providing practical examples of how these approaches are used to teach a language:

2.1 the integrated approach to teaching a language (30)

2.2 the characteristics of the communicative approach to teaching a language (20)

[50]

TOTAL: [100]

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